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3 Years Since Macondo Tragedy Last Saturday marked the third anniversary of the disastrous Deepwater Horizon accident. And while the cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico continues, and is the subject of numerous commemorative articles, let’s not forget that the oil spill started with a horrific workplace accident, when an oil rig exploded and…

Owner Issues Statement Regarding Tragedy Over the past 24 hours, the news has been laden with stories of death, destruction, loss, and tragedy related to the West, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion.  It appears, at this time, that a combination of fire and chemicals, likely ammonium nitrate, led to an explosion that killed many and…

 Company Stated “No Risk” of Explosion in Documents to EPA Companies are charged with learning the risks associated with their chosen industry and working to provide safety measure to prevent injury to workers and the public.  Anyone working in the fertilizer industry knows or has heard about the dangers and characteristics of anhydrous ammonia…

Property Damage Widespread in West, Texas: Explosion Destroyed Property Around Plant The Texas Explosion Lawyer at Hill Law Firm has handled cases involving some of the largest industrial explosions in recent U.S. history.  While it is most important, at this point, to care for those injured or seeking medical attention, even those that lost…

Many questions remain regarding the West, Texas blast that injured and/or killed so many people.  What started the fire?  Why was the explosion so big?  How could this have been prevented?  Can fertilizers explode?  The answers to these questions are vitally important in the investigation regarding the cause of this massive explosion that devastated…